Pedersen, 25, burst onto the scene in 2011 as a mature-age rookie, playing 14 games as a versatile tall. But he fell out of favour this year and spent most of the season with the Roos' VFL affiliate Werribee, winning the club's best and fairest.

Pedersen also won North's best first year player in 2011 ahead of Shaun Atley and Kieran Harper.